Rhona McLeod Books in Order
Lin Anderson has written 20 Rhona McLeod books, published between 2003 and 2025. The first book is Driftnet (2003) and the newest is The Dead and the Dying (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 2003–2025
- Pages on record
- 5,083 in 13 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 85–127 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,083 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
Rhona MacLeod is a forensic scientist in Lin Anderson's Scottish crime series. Driftnet (2003) is the first book, followed by Blood Red Roses (2005) and Deadly Code (2006). The run holds 20 novels through The Dead and the Dying (2025), at a median of 400 pages. Torch (2006), Final Cut (2009) and Picture Her Dead (2011) are among the entries.
How many Rhona McLeod books are there?
Rhona McLeod has 20 books, released between 2003 and 2025.
Rhona McLeod Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Rhona McLeod books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12003–2/4
- 22005–2/4
- 32006–2/4
- 420062212/4
- 520074002/4
- 620083902/4
- 72009–2/4
- 820104242/4
- 920114482/4
- 1020144002/4
- 1120154002/4
- 1220164002/4
- 1320174002/4
- 1420194002/4
- 1520194002/4
- 1620204002/4
- 1720224002/4
- 182023–2/4
- 192024–2/4
- 202025–2/4
Do you have to read Rhona McLeod books in order?
You should read the Rhona McLeod books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Rhona McLeod book also stands alone.
Where to start with Rhona McLeod
Start with Driftnet (2003), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Rhona McLeod book?
The Dead and the Dying (2025) is the newest Rhona McLeod book released so far.
Is there a new Rhona McLeod book coming?
No next Rhona McLeod book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Rhona McLeod at a glance
- Still running
- Rhona McLeod is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Rhona McLeod books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,083 pages across the 13 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Rhona McLeod books, 8 of 20, were published in the 2010s.
What the Rhona McLeod books are about
14 of the 20 Rhona McLeod books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: scotland is tagged on 7 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Scotland 7 of 14 books
- English literature 6 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 14 books
- Women forensic scientists 5 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 4 of 14 books
- Scientists 4 of 14 books
- Women scientists 4 of 14 books
- Crime 3 of 14 books
- Crimes against 2 of 14 books
- Rhona MacLeod (Fictitious character) 2 of 14 books
More books by Lin Anderson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Lin Anderson books in order 29 books